second only to
idiom
: only less important than (something or someone)
Rice is second only to corn as the state's major crop.
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Paramount Global also touted 66.7M social interactions, which apparently beats the Super Bowl and came in second only to the 2024 presidential debate on Tuesday between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2024
On Tuesday afternoon, the city’s air pollution was second only to that of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
—Gabriela Sa Pessoa and Felipe Campos Mello, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
Kitchen Sponges Sink germs are second only to kitchen sponges.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2024
More than 60% of the country is covered in swamps and tropical rainforest, and the greater Congo Basin, which stretches between Gabon in the east and the far western reaches of the DRC, is second only to the Amazon rainforest in size.
—Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2024
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2024
On Tuesday afternoon, the city’s air pollution was second only to that of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
—Gabriela Sa Pessoa and Felipe Campos Mello, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
Kitchen Sponges Sink germs are second only to kitchen sponges.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2024
More than 60% of the country is covered in swamps and tropical rainforest, and the greater Congo Basin, which stretches between Gabon in the east and the far western reaches of the DRC, is second only to the Amazon rainforest in size.
—Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2024
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“Second only to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20only%20to. Accessed 29 Sep. 2024.
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